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Meaning of 蟠る(わだかまる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

蟠る
Kana Reading
わだかまる
Romaji
wadakamaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru` ending
    Meaning
    to lurk; to hover in the background
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
蟠る
Plain Polite
蟠ります
Negative
蟠らない
Negative Polite
蟠りません

Past

Plain
蟠った
Plain Polite
蟠りました
Negative
蟠らなかった
Negative Polite
蟠りませんでした

Te

Plain
蟠って
Plain Polite
蟠りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
蟠られる
Plain Polite
蟠られます
Negative
蟠られない
Negative Polite
蟠られません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

coiled up

On: ハン

Kun: わだかま.る, わらじむし

18 strokes

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